The Lounge
Free Chat: Monday Moanin’
Good Monday Moanin’ NewsViewers, and welcome to another week of “living the dream” in our pandemic world. Part of a busy weekend meant having to run a few errands to the local hardware store and MORE
Year: 2021
Weekend Wrap Up
Liveblog - Weekend Wrap up: April 25, 2021
It’s Sunday and the weekend has come to an end. Below are a few articles and events we might have missed but are worthy of discussion. And in case you missed the Sunday shows, we MORE
Post Trump
‘Convicts For Trump’ Feature at Rally in Florida
‘Start of an awakening process.’ Former Gen. Mike Flynn headlines Bradenton rally More than a 1,000 people gathered early Saturday in the Desoto Square mall parking lot in Bradenton, Florida, well before former National Security MORE
News
Cincinnati bar will not air NBA games until LeBron James is ‘expelled’; King James replies
After the police shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant by a Columbus, Ohio police officer, LeBron James tweeted a very unhelpful and controversial tweet about the officer who shot and killed Ma’khia; the basketball star later removed it. MORE
Police Behaving Badly
Experts believe the remaining 3 former officers charged in the George Floyd killing will seek plea bargains
Since Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder, the three other former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing have almost no chance of walking free, criminal justice experts told Insider. Former officers Tou Thao, Thomas MORE
Wingnut Watch
Q-Anon Conspiracy Freak Leading GOP Ordered Arizona Election Audit
Forbes: So it turns out that in the great state of Arizona, the election recounts aren’t quite over with. The GOP state senate ordered another ballot audit to be done and we are currently about MORE
Last Call
Last Call: Saturday Night at the News Views Lounge
Good evening, News Viewers. Time to end the week by pouring your favorite beverage and putting on your favorite tunes. I just finished making a bunch of Dolmas/Dolmades….my family pronounces them Dolmas, weird because that’s MORE
Police Behaving Badly
DOJ Weighs Charging Chauvin for 2017 Incident Involving Black Teen
Late last year, as a team of Minnesota state prosecutors was preparing for the trial that would ultimately convict former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin of murdering George Floyd, they received a series of videos MORE
Wingnut Watch
Oklahoma Senator Nathan Dahm goes off on a misogynistic rant about VP Kamala Harris
State Sen. Nathan Dahm despises paper straws so much he drafted legislation to ban them in the great state of Oklahoma in recognition of Earth Day 2021. But, he didn’t just stop there. He took MORE
Religion
Florida Family Indicted, Accused of Selling Bleach as COVID Cure Through Their Church
LE††UCE PREY A federal grand jury in Miami returned an indictment Thursday charging Mark Grenon, 62, and his sons, Jonathan, 34, Jordan, 26, and Joseph, 32, with one count each of conspiracy to commit fraud MORE
World
Indonesian navy detects object, narrows search area for missing submarine
Indonesian search teams believe they have identified an area where a missing naval submarine with 53 people on board could be located, as authorities warn oxygen on the vessel will run out within hours. The MORE
It's 5:00 Somewhere
It’s 5:00 Somewhere
On April 23, 1971 — yes, 50 years ago today — the world received an interesting gift of music and art with the release of Sticky Fingers by the Rolling Stones. My BFF and I MORE
Police Behaving Badly
Trooper Retires After stealing Women’s Underwear, Lotion from Walmart !
Oneida, N.Y. — A New York State police investigator decided to retire after he was accused of stealing women’s underwear and moisturizer from a Walmart in Madison County, according to a state police spokesperson. William MORE
US
WTF is Wrong with People?! Gender reveal party, drunk and racist moron, and more
Some guy in New Hampshire decided it was an awesome idea to launch copious amounts of ‘Tannerite and blue chalk’ to reveal the sex of his unborn child. Police said the blast may have rattled MORE
Politics
Caitlyn Jenner Launches Campaign for California Governor in Newsom Recall Election
Caitlyn Jenner, the former Olympian turned reality TV star, officially launched her bid for California governor Friday morning after weeks of speculation that she would run to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in a recall election. MORE
Police Behaving Badly
Black 66-year-old Librarian Victim of Excessive Force in North Carolina
In 2019, Stephanie Bottom, a 66-year-old grandmother and Atlanta librarian, was driving to a family funeral in North Carolina when she was a victim of excessive force during a traffic stop. Bottom was pulled over MORE
Wingnut Watch
The Former Guy now cares about ‘divisive and racist’ rhetoric
The Former Guy released a statement via a tweet by Ben Jacobs, since The Former Guy has been banned indefinitely by Twitter for numerous violations. Trump is bigly upset, once again, with NBA star LeBron MORE
Hate Watch
George Floyd Mural in Houston Defaced
A racial slur was spray painted across the face of George Floyd on a mural in Houston on Thursday. Someone wrote the words “N***** Lives Don’t Matter.” The mural is located near the Third Ward MORE
Hate Crime
Woman who ran over girl for being Mexican pleads guilty to hate crime charges
The Iowa woman who told police in 2019 that she ran over a girl because she “was a Mexican” plead guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges, according to court records filed in the US District Court MORE
Free Chat Friday
Free Chat Friday, Week 16
Happy Friday, News Viewers, and welcome to week 16 of 2021. Ok, let’s just get this out of the way; I’m no Rachel and do not come close to her style or creative way of MORE
In case you missed it:
Liveblog - In case you missed it: Headlines 04/22/21
With so many crazy things happening, sometimes things fall through the cracks. Here are some headlines that you may find interesting and worth discussing. Please feel free to post ‘headlines’ you would like to share MORE
Politics
Republicans erupt during D.C. statehood debate after being accused of spreading “racist trash”
Republican lawmakers blew up on Thursday after Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones accused the GOP of spreading “racist trash” during a heated debate over a bill to grant Washington, DC, statehood. https://twitter.com/AndrewSolender/status/1385245358922649612?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1385245358922649612%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fvideo-republicans-erupt-mondaire-jones-racist-trash-statehood-bill-2021-4 Maryland Rep. Andy Harris MORE
Updates
Ted Nugent Performed in a Florida Grocery Store a Week Before Testing Positive for COVID-19
On Monday April 19, COVID-denier Ted Nugent announced to the world that he had flu symptoms for 10 days and thought he was dying. It turns out that Ted was performing in a grocery store MORE
Religion
Pope Announces ‘Marathon’ Month of Prayer to End Covid-19 Pandemic !
LE††UCE PREY The month will involve 30 Marian shrines, which are dedicated to the Virgin Mary, across the globe who will encourage worshippers to pray, reports the official Vatican News website. Pope Francis has announced a ‘marathon’ MORE
Debate
Marjorie Taylor Greene Wants to Debate AOC After She Reads the Green New Deal
Marjorie Taylor Greene has been gunning to debate Alexandrai Ocasio-Cortez on the Green New Deal, and said she was glad she ran into AOC on the House floor to talk about it. Ocasio-Cortez has not MORE